The Hero's Journey

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The Hero's JourneyThe Wise & Helpful GuideCall to ActionRefusal of the CallCrossing the ThresholdThe LabrynthSlaying the "Dragon"Road of TrialsThe HuntInto the UnderworldTempted by LoveFacing One's DemonsEpiphanyThe Rise of Evil (again!)The UnmaskingFinal FightReunion & Return HomeTHE DEPARTUREHEROIC DEEDSREVELATIONSRITES OF PASSAGEVICTORIESJoseph CampbellMoreExamplesHow does this apply to my life?MythologistStudied the patterns in stories and developed "The Hero's Journey"Definition: Joseph Campbell's term monomyth, also referred to as the hero's journey, refers to a basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world.1949Life is a journey...The OdysseyBy HomerBlind poet

written around 750 BCEfirst told by Rhapsodes (singing poets in ancient Greece) has all the conventions of an epicGreek Values & FearsIt is important to recognize that the hero's journey is not static; there are infinate variations to the pattern.Greek Gods & GoddessesLeaving the Ordinary World, Entering Unfamiliar Territorym,InvocationIn Medias ResEpithetsHomeric SimiliesDivine InterventionEpic DigressionVast SettingsHospitalityGodsLeadersPatriotismProper BurialExcellence & SkillDeathGluttonyHubris:WomenBarbarianismTHE ODYSSEY &THE HERO'S JOURNEYEnglish 9Key Charactersexcessive pride"AH HA!" MomentWhat is a hero?What heroes do you already know?- Make a list of all the heroes you know from literature or movies.Make a list of the ten most important events in the life of a hero.